Board Business - January 10, 2022

Board Business - January 10, 2022

A “Board Business” summary is published on the district website following regular school board meetings convened by the Duncanville ISD Board of Trustees. School board members hosted a regular board meeting on January 10, 2022. A video recording of the meeting will be available on the district website under Board of Trustees section.   

2022 School Board Recognition Month

District Staff, Students and Families Recognize School Board  

In Duncanville ISD, we have been celebrating Board of Trustees all year long and will continue to do so as part of January’s School Board Recognition Month.

It began in August, when the Duncanville ISD School Board was named the Region 10 Outstanding School Board of the Year.  A couple of months later, the district leadership was Top 5 Honor Board Finalist in the state.

The school board members volunteer their time to serve in this elected position. Each of them love this community and make personal sacrifices to support our schools. The trustees set the vision and outline the road map for Duncanville ISD.

To recognize their hard work, each campus donated artwork with the theme “Rising Above” that was displayed in the boardroom over the past week.

Click here to view a video of students expressing their gratitude.

 

2022 Golf Team Attends School Board Meeting

Golf Team Standouts Achieve Special Recognition

Duncanville ISD is home to quite a few championship sports teams. Included in that list is the girls and boys golf teams. Their team members have been making great strides and putting Duncanville on the map for golf.

In recent competitions, both the varsity and junior varsity teams had top finishes.

Varsity Boys Team – 2nd Place in the Scorpion Open at Southern Oaks Golf Course

Junior Varsity Boys Team – 1st Place in the Cedar Hill Open at Grand Oaks Golf Course

Wyatt King – 2nd Place in the Scorpion Open at Southern Oaks Golf Course

Hayley Bell – 1st Place in the Pink Out at Walnut Creek Country Club

Hayley Bell – 1st Place in the Rowlett Round Up at Waterview Golf Course

 

Superintendent’s Report

Duncanville ISD Superintendent Dr. Marc Smith opened his report celebrating the Duncanville High School football team for their State Runner-Up finish at AT&T Stadium in December. It’s not the ending they hoped for, but you cannot take for granted the grit, skill and dedication it takes to make it to the state championship football game four times in the past five years. 

School Board at 2022 State Championship Football Game

Dr. Smith also shared information about the district’s middle school choice programs –Byrd Middle School Health Science Program, STEAM Academy at Kennemer Middle School, and Reed Middle School Business & Technology Program. All three programs are accepting applications for the 2022-2023 school year.

Additional Agenda Items

The board agenda items can be found here.

Conducted a public hearing on the 20221 District Annual Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR)

Approved minutes from the regular board meeting held December 13, 2021

Approved financial report for November 2021

Approved the decision to call a school board election for May 2, 2022 to elect trustees for Places 1, 2 and 3

Approved quotes for grant award (ten milk boxes for Duncanville High School)

Approved agreement between Duncanville ISD and Thompson and Horton LLP

Discussed planning process for 2022-2023 Academic Calendar

Discussed CTE Perkins Reserved Grant - Wired

Discussed budget development timeline for 2022-2023 budget and ESSER update

Discussed COVID-19 Update